Jessica Simpson recently went MIA at the private Los Angeles school her children attend, sparking conversations about her among parents. may be separated from her husband, Eric Johnson.

The “With You” singer has three children with Johnson: daughters Maxwell, 12, and Birdie Mae, 5, and son Ace, 11.

But a source told Page Six that Johnson has been attending school events alone for the past few months.

“In years past, Jess would attend school events either alone or with Eric,” the source said. “Eric is never on his own. But lately, it’s just been Eric.”

“As you can imagine, there is a lot of gossip among parents.”

Simpson, 44, has not been seen wearing her wedding ring for months and has regularly posed ringless for Instagram photos.

On Tuesday, TMZ published video of a photographer asking the question: Ashlee SimpsonJessica’s sister stated that the separation rumors are increasing and said, “Is this true? Do you know?”

Ashlee responded with a simple “No.” The publication also reported that two sources close to Simpson, a friend and an associate, reported the incident. Contacted LA based divorce lawyersHe claims that he is unhappy in his marriage, but he has not yet met them.

Neither Johnson nor a representative for Simpson responded to Page Six’s multiple requests for comment.

But Simpson has yet to do anything to dispel the rumors. She heralded her return to music with a series of sultry photos on Monday instagram Accompanied by a cryptic caption that read in part: “This comeback is personal, an apology to myself for putting up with everything I didn’t deserve.”

Fans were quick to speculate about Simpson’s marital status.

“Does this just say you’re single?” while one commented: “I think her photos have been saying that for months.”

Another fan noted that Simpson shared this post on National Singles’ Day.

He last shared photos of his family together in April.

Simpson was previously married to Nick Lachey from 2002 until they separated in 2006.